Two human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 oncogenic proteins, E6 and E7, are co-expressed in the majority of HPV16-induced cervical cancer cells. Thus, the E6 and E7 proteins are good targets for developing therapeutic vaccines for cervical cancer. In the present study, immunization with the mutant non-transforming HPV16 E7 (mE7) protein was demonstrated to inhibit the growth of TC-1 cells in the TC-1 ...

Long-chain scorpion toxins with four disulfide bridges exhibit various pharmacological features towards the different voltage-gated sodium channel subtypes. However, the toxin production still remains a huge challenge. Here, we reported the effects of different expression vectors on the pharmacological properties of a novel toxin BmαTX47 from the scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch. The recombinan...

Maintaining redox balance is one of the crucial requirements for a cell to endure stress from the outside. Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR; EC 1.8.5.1) plays an important role in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle; one of the major ROS scavenging systems in most known biological systems. A cDNA clone of the DHAR gene from Oryza sativa (OsDHAR) was isolated and overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL...

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important signaling molecule that involved in multiple physiological metabolic processes plants. Excess H2O2 can destroy biological macromolecules to poison the cell. Thioredoxin peroxidase (Tpx) plays role protecting plants from oxidative damage by clearing H2O2. In this study, tomato Tpx (SlTpx) gene was cloned and bioinformatic analysis done. The mRNA transcrip...

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is the first line of defense against oxidative damage. Malathion an organophosphate insecticide and can induce production reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause intracellular stress. The present study was undertaken to examine effects malathion on SODs activity their transcriptional levels in Oxya chinensis (Thunberg) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). results showed that total SO...